[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [佛祖統紀](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035) › 36.8 # 佛祖統紀 36.8 佛祖統紀 36.8 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [36.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.36.8) 述曰。晉書言。羊祜識前身是李氏兒。能取所弄金環。今此言前身造此寺者。蓋前身之前身也。世間罪福果報不差。可不知鑑。祜能知前身者。佛教謂之宿命通。祜蓋學佛有得現身世間者。 > The author remarks: The Book of Jin states that Yang Hu knew his previous life was as a son of the Li clan and was able to retrieve the gold ring he used to play with. Now, the statement here that in a previous life he built this monastery refers to the life before his previous life. In the world, the retributions of sin and blessing do not err; how could one not take this as a mirror? That Hu was able to know his previous lives is what Buddhism calls the supernormal knowledge of past lives (pūrvanivāsānusmṛti-jñāna). Hu must have studied Buddhism and attained results, manifesting in bodily form in the world. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 36.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.36.7) - [Next: 36.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.36.9) - [Up: 36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.36) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035~en-mt.36.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.36.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.36.8) · Pramāṇa